Fortnite Update 4.2 Now Live, Here's What It Does

The patch adds a new weapon, health item, and much more.

By
Jordan Sirani

Epic Games has released Fortnite's 4.2 update, adding a new rifle, a new health item, audio enhancements, and more.

As detailed by Epic, the latest patch introduces Epic and Legendary Burst Assault Rifles to Fortnite Battle Royale. These rifles will deal 32 and 33 damage, respectively, and use "the same damage fall-off ranges as other Assault Rifles."

Fornite Battle Royale's Burst Assault Rifle

Apples, meanwhile, are new items that provide five health and can be stacked to gain up to 100 health. They'll be "uncommonly" found around trees across the map.

On the audio side, Epic has introduced additional noises for footsteps on various surface types. For example, wood will creak, stone will crunch, and metal will rattle.

Another notable change can be seen in Fortnite Battle Royale's recently reimplemented 50v50 mode. Down but not out (DBNO) "damage per tick" has been lowered from 10 to five, chest spawn rates have increased from 50-70 percent to 75-90 percent, and the final circle time has been shortened from five minutes to three.

The patch provides various other tweaks to gameplay, performance, UI, and more. You can find the full list of changes on Epic's website.